ml-saafFeb 18, 20171 minChoi Soon-shil: The Korean Corruption ScandalMany have already heard of the corruption scandal still rocking South Korea as well as the international community. The nation's...
ml-saafSep 18, 20162 minMy War"My War," a Chinese-language movie directed by Hong Kong director Oxide Pang, premieres on September 30th, but it has already raised a...
ml-saafAug 17, 20161 minInternational Asians and Asian Americans(Image from GhanaClass.com) The Atlantic Monthly recently published an essay entitled, "The Burden of Being Asian American on Campus." In...
ml-saafMay 25, 20161 minTiger Mom, ReduxTiger moms reached new heights of notoriety with the publication of Amy Chua's 2011 book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Chua's book...
ml-saafMay 13, 20161 minOriental: Rugs, not PeopleBack in February of this year, the House passed bill H.R. 4238, which replaces all references to "Oriental" with "Asian American, Native...
ml-saafApr 8, 20161 minA Conversation with Asian AmericansOn April 5, the New York Times posted the above video entitled "A Conversation with Asian Americans." This is the latest in their "A...
ml-saafJan 26, 20162 min#OscarsSoWhite Because of Asians?!HBO Real Time with Bill Maher and guest Seth MacFarlane The Oscars are still a month away, but the notable lack of black nominees in any...
ml-saafDec 22, 20151 minOn a Lighter NoteFrom the Miss Universe Facebook Page The Miss Universe pageant, like most beauty pageants, has its share of both fans and foes. However,...
ml-saafNov 13, 20151 minNovember Newsletter ClarificationDid you receive ML-SAAF's latest newsletter? If not, you can find it here. The data presented in the newsletter may also be found in our...
ml-saafOct 15, 20152 minRevisiting the Model Minority Myth. Again.Image from My Africa Now Question: What group of immigrants has the highest rates of academic attainment? Answer: African immigrants....
ml-saafOct 9, 20151 minWhat Language Do You Speak?Our most recent newsletter highlighted several preliminary findings from the ML-SAAF study. Namely, ML-SAAF's researchers found that the...
ml-saafOct 2, 20152 minDisaffirmative ActionIn 2004, Princeton researchers published a controversial study demonstrating that Asian American college applicants scoring above 1500 on...
ml-saafSep 20, 20152 min"10 Reasons Why Latinos and Filipinos Are Primos"Filipino fashion from the Spanish colonial period, via Northern Illinois University Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th...
ml-saafSep 12, 20152 minA Poet By Another (Asian) NameSource: Best American Poetry/The Poetry Foundation via Salon.com It began when the poem "The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers,...
ml-saafAug 31, 20152 minAnchors, AwayFrom cnn.com Election season is upon us and presidential hopefuls are tripping over themselves as they articulate just what -- and who --...
ml-saafAug 22, 20152 minDads Are More Than a PaycheckFrom PRI Men in Korea do not do housework or care for children. It's a stereotype, but one many Koreans would say is accurate. In fact,...
ml-saafAug 10, 20151 minAsians Doing EverythingSometimes it feels like the only time Asian Americans are featured in the media is when they are either being held up (or critically...
ml-saafAug 10, 20152 minThe Asian American Achievement ParadoxLast week, we talked about how the pressure of perfection was not limited to Asian Americans. This week, we look at a Q&A with the...
ml-saafJul 29, 20153 minThe Pressure of PerfectionA traveling exhibition by Active Minds, an advocacy group, consists of 1,100 backpacks representing the approximate number of...
ml-saafJul 23, 20151 minThe "Rise" of Asian AmericansImage from the Pew Research Center This study by the Pew Research Center is two years old, but it's striking in its comprehensiveness and...